Washtub



O.BRUEGK.

WASHTUB (No Model.)

No. 495,390. Patented Apr. 11, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO BRUEOK, OF JERSEY CITY, NEIV JERSEY.

WASHTU B.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 495,390, dated April11, 1893.

A li ati fil d December 10, 1892. Serial No. 454,766. (No model.)

.To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OTTO BRUEOK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jersey City Heights, in the county of Hudson and State ofNew Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Washtubs, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a washtub with one or more removablepartitions and the object of the device is to provide each partitionwith an improved packing to secure tight closure when the partition isin place as set forth in the followlng specification and claims andillustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view ofa tub. Fig. 2 is a section along 00 a; Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail viewof a partition. Fig. 4 is a section similar to Fig. 2 showing amodification.

In the drawings the letters A A indicate the front and rear walls of thetub. B B are the side walls and O is the bottom. The tub is divided intocompartments by any desired number of partitions D. One is shown in thedrawings but of course more can be used. The partition D is removableand is slid into place along a suitable groove or way in the walls A andthe bottom O. Said partition has a packing E consisting of a tube ofsoft or flexible material such as rubber. A wire or fastener F isextended through the tube and bent about the partition edges so as tohold the packing tube E seated in a suitable groove or recess runningabout the edges of the partition. The ends G of the wire or fastener arebent down on top of the partition and held by a slat or covering piece Hscrewed or fastened to the top of the partition. In Fig. 1 the slat orrail H is removed. A cutout portion I in the partition under the slat orrail H forms a grasping eye or handle for taking hold of the partition.As the wire or fastening F is inside the packing tube E the packing edgeof the tube which presses against the walls A and bottom 0 will not bebroken by any clamps nails or other fastenings, so that said packingedge is smooth and continuous and secures a perfect closure. The packingtube E presses itself snugly into the grooves or ways in the walls A andbottom 0 so as to form a tight closure. The tube E might be closed atthe ends and provided with a small valve through which the tube might beinflated or compressed air forced into the tube to hold the latterproperly distended to secure a firm packing. The tub may be made orm ofa wash tub which by the removal of the partition can be converted intoa'bath tub or the tub may be in form of a bath tub which by insertion ofone or more partitions can be adapted for use as a wash tub.

In Fig. 4. is shown a tube E closed by a valve K allowing the tube to beinflated and to remain so for securing a firm packing.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tub provided with a removable partition having a packing along itsedge said packing consisting of a soft or flexible tube and a wire orholder extended through the tube for holding the latter to the partitionsubstantially as described.

2. A' tub provided with a removable partition having a packing along itsedge said packing consisting of a soft or flexible tube and a wire orholder extended through the tube for holding the latter to the partitionand a slat or covering piece secured to the top of the partitionsubstantially as described.

3. A tub provided with a removable partition having a packing along itsedge said packing consisting of a soft or flexible tube and a wire orholder extended through the tube for holding the latter to the partitionand a slat or covering piece secured to the top of the partition saidpartition having a cut out portion under the covering piece to form ahandle substantially as described.

4. A tub provided with a removable partition having a packing along itsedge said packing consisting of a soft or flexible tube inflated orfilled with air and secured to the partition, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

OTTO BRUEOK.

Witnesses:

WM. 0. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

